31st in 2013 after beating Zimbabwe 29–17 in a tournament that doubled up as the qualifying stage for the 2015 World Cup..As of the 31st of October 2022, the team was ranked number 33 by World Rugby. Sevens team The national sevens team are currently one of the 12 "core teams" in the IRB Sevens World Series, advancing at least to the semi-finals of three events in the 2008–09 season, and also reached the semi-finals of the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. They also managed to win the 2016 IRB Sevens World Series cup in Dubai. Domestic structure The popularity of Kenyan rugby has greatly increased over the last few years and the country now has over 40 clubs, 40,000 players, of whom nearly 30,000 are teenagers and 3000 are women. School rugby The KRFU also oversees Kenyan schools rugby, including the Prescott Cup for the most elite teams, and the Damu Pevu shield for the second level of teams (and second XV). In 1990, Rugby 15s was admitted as formal sport in secondary schools around the country and in 2008 it was admitted as a primary school sport. Rugby Sevens was admitted as a formal sport in secondary schools in 2004. A major part of competition at the junior level is the St Mary's Blackrock Festival which has been used to scout for Kenya's top players for the last 26 years. Biko Adema, a current Kenya sevens player, was once the most valuable player in the tournament. Club rugby The Kenya Cup is the highest level league in Kenya and is yet to turn professional. Since the early 1960s The Eric Shirley Shield has been competed by club 2nd XV's and smaller clubs. The national cup competition, Enterprise Cup, has been played almost uninterrupted since 1930 (with the exception of the war years and 1987 during the All African Games). In addition there is the National Sevens Circuit and other competitions such as the Great Rift 10-A-Side rugby tournament which many clubs take part in. The East African Bamburi Rugby Super Series also takes place in Kenya. With a franchised system, players from different clubs join producing a higher quality of rugby. Kenya Cup teams 2015/2016 season Blak Blad RFC Bungoma Sharks RFC Homeboyz RFC Impala RFC Kabras Sugar RFC Kenya Commercial Bank RFC Kenya Harlequin F.C. Mean Machine RFC Mwamba RFC Nakuru RFC Nondescripts RFC Strathmore University RFC